rdbrya1
06-25-2014, 04:17 PM
I have been using my K2006 test kit and adjusting my own water for about 2 months now and so far so good :)
Occasionally I will take a sample to the pool store as they do a "perfect water club" winner each month...and well I guess its a little gratification to know I acheived that on my own without their products :)
So I performed my own test and then took the sample yesterday. My reading was 90 for Alk. Theirs was 90 for Total Alk but only 55 for Adjusted Total Alk. So....since my test read 90 I thought I was fine (maybe add a little baking soda to get it around 120 where I usually keep it).
The full reading was:
CYA: 100
FC 2.3
PH 7.8
Total Alk 90
Adjusted Alk 55
CH 89
I know I need to get chlorine a little higher. Apparently my CYA keeps increasing and I'm guessing from these 3" tablets I am using.
If I get these PoolBrand ones from Sam's that are 99% active ingredient will that stop increasing the CYA so much?
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/poolbrand-chlorinating-tablets-40lbs-bucket/199179.ip?navAction=
I feel like I'm so close to getting this method on my own, thank you for all the help thus far!!
Occasionally I will take a sample to the pool store as they do a "perfect water club" winner each month...and well I guess its a little gratification to know I acheived that on my own without their products :)
So I performed my own test and then took the sample yesterday. My reading was 90 for Alk. Theirs was 90 for Total Alk but only 55 for Adjusted Total Alk. So....since my test read 90 I thought I was fine (maybe add a little baking soda to get it around 120 where I usually keep it).
The full reading was:
CYA: 100
FC 2.3
PH 7.8
Total Alk 90
Adjusted Alk 55
CH 89
I know I need to get chlorine a little higher. Apparently my CYA keeps increasing and I'm guessing from these 3" tablets I am using.
If I get these PoolBrand ones from Sam's that are 99% active ingredient will that stop increasing the CYA so much?
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/poolbrand-chlorinating-tablets-40lbs-bucket/199179.ip?navAction=
I feel like I'm so close to getting this method on my own, thank you for all the help thus far!!